The developers who want to build 'luxury homes' on the woodland on the Thimblemill Recreation site have
appealed against Sandwell Panning Committee's rejection of their planning application.
Their appeal is to the to the national Planning Insectorate – based in Bristol – and the Inspector who will decide whether the development should proceed, is due to carry out a site visit next week.
Residents and objectors to the planning application are welcome to attend and show their strength of feeling about the development, although as the visit is intended to look at the site itself, it is unlikely the Inspector will talk to objectors, nor listen to their arguments. As the original decision to refuse the application considered the level of local opposition, a good turnout cold have an impact.
Anyone wishing to attend and show the level of public concern should meet outside the Thimblemill Rec entrance on:
21st April 2015
The Bearwood Blog 
How is a Planning Committee in Bristol going to know what is best for Bearwood and its Rate Payers .
I agree, Christine. So much for ‘localism’…whatever that was supposed to mean!
Hi, is there an online protest / petition we can all join to support this? Many thanks.
Hi Sorina. There was at the time of the planning committee hearing, with over 1200 signatures if I recall correctly, and that was submitted to the committee.